{"product_id":"social-linguistics-and-literacies-james-gee-9781138853867","title":"Social Linguistics and Literacies: Ideology in Discourses","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn its first edition, \u003ci\u003eSocial Linguistics and Literacies\u003c\/i\u003e was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the 'New Literacy Studies'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book serves as a classic introduction to the study of language, learning and literacy in their social, cultural and political contexts. It shows how contemporary sociocultural approaches to language and literacy emerged and: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngages with topics such as orality and literacy, the history of literacy, the nature of discourse analysis and social theories of mind and meaning \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores how language functions in a society \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurveys the notion of 'discourse' with specific reference to cross-cultural issues in communities and schools. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fifth edition offers an overview of the sociocultural approaches to language and literacy that coalesced into the New Literacy Studies. It also introduces readers to a particular style of analyzing language-in-use-in-society and develops a distinctive specific perspective on language and literacy centered on the notion of \"Discourses\". It will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and students in education, linguistics, or any field that deals with language, especially in social or cultural terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Gee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138853860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138853867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"James Gee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988391461119,"sku":"9781138853867","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f427743f-12a3-45ea-8b29-9948dea3eb1d.jpg?v=1683294264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-linguistics-and-literacies-james-gee-9781138853867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}